Live-stodk-marker



(No Model.)

A. CASPER & A. JAOOBSON. LIVE STU GK MARKER.

Patented Sept. 10, 1889 w mg WITNESSES:

//v l/E/V r09 A NDREW C/i SPER ANDREW JACOBSO/V B y ATTORNEY UNITEDSTATES:

PATENT OFFICE.

ANDREV CASPER, OF ARGO, AND ANDREIV. JACOBSON, OF OMAHA,

' NEBRASKA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 410,782, datedSeptember 10, 1889.

Application filed April 12, 1888. Serial No.2'70,498. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, ANDREW CASPER, of Argo, county of Burt, in theState of Ne Fig. 2 is a rear view of the same. Fig.3 is a longitudinalcentral sectional view. Fig.4 is a detail view of the inner side of thelower block. Fig. 5 is a similar View of the frame carrying thedie-blocks. Fig. 6 is a central sectional view of one of the die-blocks.Fig. 7 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line a; a of Fig. 4c, andFig. 8 is an enlarged detail view.

The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

Referring to the several parts by letter, A A indicate the handles ofthe machine,which are pivoted together at a. The outer end of handle Ais formed with a rectangular frame B, in which the die-blocks C areheld. These die-blocks, one of which is'shown in detail in Fig. 6, areall of the same shape, so as to be interchangeable, and are formed withthe stencilcutting dies 0 of numbers or figures, as may be desired. Thedie-blocks O are placed in the frame B from the inner side thereof,being slipped in until the bottom and top shoulders c c of the blocksbear against the frame B. The blocks are then looked in position in theframe by a spring-actuated locking-plate D, which is pressed upward byits spring so that its upper edge fits up in a recess 0, formed in thebottom of each the block. This plate D, which slides against therecessed back of the frame B, has a central rear sleeve D, whichprojects down into a small cylindrical casing A, on the back ofhandle Aat that end, a coiled spring E within the casing and sleeve serving tonormally press and hold the plate D up. A small rod F is secured at itsupper end to the top of sleeve D and its lower end passes through thebottom of the cylinder A and is secured in asmall hinged thumb-piece G.

To remove the die-blocks C from. the frame B, the thumb-piece is presseddown by the thumb, thus drawing down the locking-plate D clear of theblocks, when they can be readily removed from the frame, or other blocksplaced in the frame, when by freeing the thumb-piece from pressure thespring E will force the locking-plate D up until its upper edge entersthe bottom recess C of the dieblocks, thus securely locking them in thehandle-frame, yet so that a pressure of the thumb will release theblocks when desired. The upper ends of the blocks may be slightlyshouldered at c to prevent any movement of their upper ends in the frameB.

The outer end of the handle A is provided with a frame H, in which isseated and secured a block I, of wood or any suitable material, which isrecessed to fit the frame,being formed with the horizontal end recessesI 1 and a longitudinal rear recess 1 ,111 which recesses the horizontalend pieces H II and longitudinal rear bar H of the frame If fit,respectively. The recessed block I is secured in the frame If by screws1 In operation the ear of the animal to be marked or branded is placedbetween the jaws of the machine and the handles A A pressed together,when the sharp-edged cutting-dies G will cut down through the ear, theflat inner face of the block I holding the ear until the dies cutthrough the ear to the block, puncturing the ear and leaving the numbersor letters clearly defined.

Between outwardly-projecting ears 1) b of the frame 13 are pivoted thebifurcated ends of a supplementary lever J. Each of the upper ends ofthe bifurcated lever J are divided to form parallel arms J J These armsare curved out at nearly right angles, and the inner arms J fit betweenthe frameears I) b at the point at which they are curved, and pivots Jpass through the ears I), through the inner arms J, and also through theouter arms J The arms J and J extend beyond their pivotal points andhave pivoted be tween them the ends of flat S-shaped links K K. Theother ends of these links are pivoted to the ends of the frame ll of theother handle by the screws I. It will be seen by reference to thedrawings that the links K curve downward at the ends of the frames 1)and II, and this curve is of such depth and width that the links K willnever interfere with the ear of the animal entering between the jaws ofthe machine. The construction and arrangement. of the arms J andd andthe pivots J and ears (1 are most clearly shown in Fig. 8 of thedrawings.

The function of the lever J and links K K is that after the handles A Ahave been pressed together by pressingin the handle J an additionalforce can be brought to bear on the jaws when desired. \Ve may constructthe machine without the links K K and lever .I, when so desired.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secureby Letters Pat cut, is

1. In a stock-marker, the combination of the handle having a rectangularframe at its end, the shouldered blocks formed with the cutting-dies andthe bottom recess, and the spring-actuated locking-plate, substantiallyas set forth.

2. In a stock-marker, the combination of the handle having therectangular frame at its end and the cylindrical casin g, the shoulderedcutting-die blocks having the bottom recess, the locking-plate havingthe sleeve 1), the spiral spring, and the hinged thumbpiece connected bythe rod to the lockingplate, substantially as set forth.

In a stock-marker, the co1nbination,with a handle having cutting-dies atits upper end, of a handle having the frame H at its upper end, and theblock I, formed with the end recesses and the longitudinal rear recessand adapted to fit in said frame, substantially as set forth.

-l. In a stockanarker, the eombination,with the pivoted handle A,carrying the block at its end, and the pivoted handle A, having at itsend the frame I containing the removable cutting-dies and formed withthe cars Z), of the curved pivoted S-shaped links K, the pivoted leverJ, having the bifurcated upper end formed with the arms J and J and thepivots J, passing through the ears Z) l) and both arms J J substantiallyas set forth.

ANDREW CASPER. ANDREW .TALOBSON. Witnesses;

E. M. STENBERG, Cults. GERALD.

